It was built in 1922 during a time of racial segregation, when Ardmore's community of more than 2,000 African American residents had its own business district and its own residential area.

It is also a symbol to the once-thriving black business district of Ardmore.

It functioned as a theater until 1944, when it was sold to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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